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Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Interested in #birds and how they see, smell and hear? Check out the latest episode of the @birdscanada.bsky.social podcast to listen to me talk about our new book and the super powers of some birds! 🪶🇨🇦🧪 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

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Superhero Senses - of birds!

Podcast Episode · The Warblers by Birds Canada · 2025-11-03 · 53m

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Now that's one comfortable Cuckoo Bee. Looks nice and secure holding on to that Narrowleaf Milkweed flower. #nature, #naturephotography, #PNW

Cuckoo Bee sleeping on Narrowleaf Milkweed flower.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

While one sleeps, another is the busy bee out foraging. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) and Cuckoo Bee (Xeromelecta californica) sleeping in Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis). This was during a thunderstorm in the Klamath Siskiyou Mtns. of Oregon. #nature, #wildlife, #PNW

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Some friends in the neighborhood. Butterflies left to right - California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica), Lilac-bordered Copper (Tharsalea nivalis) and Echo Azure (Celastrina echo) near the Siskiyou Crest (Oregon). Yellow-faced Bumblebee, check out that pollen basket. #wildlife, #nature, #PNW

California Tortoiseshell butterfly with open wings showing the beautiful orange color of its upper wings. It is on the ground gathering water from a spring in the hillside.

Lilac-bordered Copper butterfly with the distinctive lilac color on the outer edge of the hindwing. This butterfly was just clinging to a local plant

Echo Azure butterfly with folded wings also drinking from the spring mentioned earlier. You can just see a little blue color of the upper side wing but mostly what is visible is the grayish-white underside.

This Yellow-faced bumblebee has been feeding on yellow owls clover and has quite a bit of pollen in his open pouch found on the back legs. It looks like a brownish-red growth similar to a big blood blister but is only a bulbous mass of pollen.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

During a recent trip to Lake of the Woods (Oregon) I was able to catch a glimpse of this beautiful Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) sitting on a Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) branch. He didn’t stay long but seemed to be enjoying the coolness of the lake. #birds, #birdwatching, #nature

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) sitting on a Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) branch at Lake of the Woods, Oregon. Very nice relaxing day next to the water

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

It's been a while since I posted, so here is my treat for the day. I've only seen the Phantom Orchid (Cephalanthera austiniae) in this ivory stage once in the past. When it ages and turns brown was the typical sighting for me. #nativeplants, #NaturePhotography, #nature, #PNW

Phantom Orchid (Cephalathera austiniae) found in the Klamath Mountains of Oregon.

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Howard Crystal @howardmc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

"Instead of freeloading off the system, rooftop solar actually saves ratepayers money by preventing the need for the system to expand." Debunking the "cost-shift" myth by Richard McCann - www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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California wants to kill rooftop solar — all because officials were duped by this flawed theory

Too many officials have bought a key utility company excuse for rising energy prices — solar ‘cost shift.’

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Please read/share if you love your national parks! New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service. They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...

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Trump vs. America's National Parks

What a sprained ankle reveals about how badly stretched park workers are

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Two of my favorites, Valley Gartersnake and California Kingsnake. The photo of the kingsnake was taken at night. I was out for a hike looking for owls at the edge of a woodland/annual grassland and almost stepped on him. #nature #NaturePhotography #herps #snakes

Valley garter snake in Sierra Nevada, California

Common king snake in Sierra Nevada, California

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

My last photo of the day gives a little love to lizards. Another photo from the Sierra Nevada foothills. I was investigating an old miners cabin when I came across this southern alligator lizard out for a walk. I’ve seen many over the years but not one so green. #WorldWildlifeDay #NaturePhotography

Southern alligator lizard, Sierra Nevada foothills of California.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Thinking of wildlife today. I took this in the Sierra Nevada foothills (California) on a day when the temperature was 112 degrees F., 3% relative humidity, on the edge of Blue Oak/Gray Pine woodland. This bobcat was looking up at a passing turkey vulture. #Nature #WorldWildlifeDay #NaturePhotography

Bobcat in Sierra Nevada foothills of California

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Protect all wildlife! On this day of celebration please consider those that share this earth with us. Sumatran Tiger, Pacific Chorus Frog, Caribou (Denali National Park, support our Parks!), Dall Sheep (Denali National Park, support National Park staff!) #WorldWildlifeDay #NaturePhotography

Sumatran Tiger, although this was taken in a zoo, the good that it has done to bring awareness to its plight is hard to overstate.

Pacific Chorus Frog in my backyard enjoying a bit of sunshine

Backpacking in Denali National Park has always brought me closer to those that share this earth with humans.

The majestic survivor within Denali National Park.

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Mbsolheim @mbsolheim.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Maybe Vance needs to do a little reading

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

California red-legged frog in California bay tree. I took this photo a couple of years ago in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Just walking by, looked down and there she was. Went back and found many more moving from breeding pond to forest cover. #NaturePhotography #herps #conservation

California red-legged frog in California bay tree Santa Cruz Mountains of California

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Ted Zukoski @tedzukoski.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Nobody is covering the devastation to public lands and the West's communities better than @sfgatedotcom.bsky.social.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The Lick Refractor telescope, 57 feet long, 4 feet wide, weight 25,000 pounds built in the late 1800s. My granddaughter took this photo. Science is strong with this one.

$Lick Refractor telescope$

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Visited Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton, CA yesterday. Introduced my granddaughter to the Lick Refractor telescope. Beautiful sky above the large dome of the observatory building. #astronomy #photography #family

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/02/2025

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Fall on Saturday to protest the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Tracy Barbutes/Special to the Chronicle

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/02/2025

The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

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Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media

Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Last year, we reported on creative ways people are making a difference for the environment in their local communities in a six-part newsletter called "Tiny Nature Triumphs." Here’s a roundup of the stories we shared:

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6 Creative Ways People Are Preserving Nature—And You Can Too

Read a roundup of stories about creative ways people are preserving and protecting nature from our “Tiny Nature Triumphs” newsletter.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

President's Day 2025 protest of actions by the current federal administration. I was there in Ashland, Oregon along with many others in the community. #Oregon #PNW #President'sDayProtest

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Naturetastic Henry @naturetasticwh.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Today is day 7 of The Wildlife Trust’s #HopeWeek and as well as watching their live event ‘Hope is in Our Nature’ I’ve made this video about why I’m hopeful and want to be optimistic about nature. Hope you enjoy watching! youtu.be/phI-cvNY8Ac

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Youth Conservation Optimism - Wildlife Trust Hope Week - Restore Nature Now March & The Great Fen

YouTube video by Naturetastic with Henry

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

With Valentine’s Day coming up tomorrow I thought I would post a little Newt love. I took this photo a few years ago while I was conducting surveys for California Newts in Coyote Creek, Santa Clara County, California. #nature #herps, #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography

California Newts in amplexus within Coyote Creek, Santa Clara County, California.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Going back to the fall of 2024 for a beautiful sunset over Lake Abert in eastern Oregon. Wonderful example of the basin and range landscape with lots of geology and wildlife to see. #Oregon #conservation #nature #water #NaturePhotography

Abert Rim, eastern Oregon at sunset in the fall of 2024

Lake Abert sunset with a sliver of the moon above, fall 2024

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Deeda Seed 🌻🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @deedaseed.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Read this now. This is an excellent summary of what we face from the tech bros. Many of the leaders of this group lack the emotion known as empathy.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Shout out to Southern Oregon University women's basketball. One of 3 schools in NAIA with no losses and still adding to their program record in consecutive wins. #SOU #PNW #Oregon

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Erin Freeman @beachrelaxin.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

This is what we are fighting in Maryland: 70 MILES of greenfield electric transmission lines to power data centers in VA. And every ratepayer in 13 states will see increased rates to pay for it, instead of making the huge corporations pay for their own infrastructure. #StopMPRP /1

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UNYIELDING GROUND - The Fight Against the MPRP

YouTube video by Nolan Matthews Studio

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

After several days of snow the sun was out in Ashland OR yesterday. The amount of snow has made travel in southern Oregon very messy at times. #Oregon #PNW #Photography #NaturePhotography

Grizzly Peak in the Cascade foothills east of Ashland Oregon

Emigrant Lake, east of Ashland with a bit of ice on the surface.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

A highlight for me today was seeing this sharp-shinned hawk in an ornamental pear. This hawk was being dive-bombed by lesser goldfinches, dark-eyed juncos and a couple of white-breasted nuthatch. The entire time not caring one little bit. #birds #BackyardWildlife #birdwatching #Oregon

Sharp-shinned hawk in ornamental pear tree being dive-bombed by much smaller birds.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Visiting Oak Titmouse in their northern most range, Ashland Oregon. They have taken to two artificial nesting boxes, currently being used as a cache for seeds. They are also enjoying the many spiders clinging to the top of the fence below their boxes. #birding #birdwatching #nativebirds

The watchful eye of a Oak Titmouse in Ashland Oregon

It always amazes me to see how body structure enables birds to cling to an object in a relaxed state. Oak Titmouse in Ashland, Oregon.

Oak Titmouse inside their food/nesting box dropping off another seed. Ashland, Oregon.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The sun made its presence yesterday and the Spotted Towhees were super happy. This one was in a team of Towhees, quite a sight. #birds#Photography

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Mt Shasta with its four overlapping cones in Northern California. This was taken just before Christmas. Still considered an active volcano. #Photography

Mt. Shasta, Northern California, east of Highway 5 near the town of Weed.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Southern Oregon University (Ashland Oregon) women's basketball getting it done against Nortwest University last night. Go, Raiders! #womensbasketball, #SOUsports, #sports

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Red skies in the morning east of Ashland Oregon. #Photography

Looking east of Ashland Oregon in the morning.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Beautiful winter day for a walk on the Bear Creek Greenway in Ashland, Oregon. Riparian vegetation recovering after the Almeda Fire in 2020. Snags provide opportunities for cavity nesting and observation perches. Many acorn woodpeckers observed today. #birds

Bear Creek Greenway, and Almeda Fire four years after devastating fire.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Northwestern Fence Lizard having an Agile Ground Mantis for lunch. Taken a couple of years ago in the Sierra Nevada, California near Sonora about 2000 feet in elevation.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Northwestern Fence Lizard having an Agile Ground Mantis for lunch. Taken a couple of years ago in the Sierra Nevada, California near Sonora about 2000 feet in elevation.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Sunsets in the gray pine blue oak woodlands of California can sure brighten up your day. #landscape

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

One of my favorite birds to see when visiting the Sierra Nevada in California. Clark’s Nutcrackers are so good at using their large bill to remove pine seeds. This one was working a grove of pines near the Walker River.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

A pair of pinyon jays on the east side of the Sierra Nevada off Highway 395. They were members of a flock of 10 passing through the area. #birds

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